diff --git a/ml.cpp b/ml.cpp
index cfb1e73..72f22a1 100644
--- a/ml.cpp
+++ b/ml.cpp
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ MlValue MlValue::string(const std::string &s) {
 }
 
 MlValue MlValue::nil() {
-	MlValue result;
-	result.type = NIL;
-	return result;
+	return MlValue();
 }
 
 // Construct a lambda function